1982 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • 8-1-0 .889 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Joe Gibbs |
| Don Breaux | Offensive Backs |
| Joe Bugel | Offensive Coordinator |
| Dan Henning | Assistant Head Coach |
| Larry Peccatiello | Linebackers |
| Richie Petitbon | Defensive Coordinator |
| Wayne Sevier | Special Teams |
| Warren Simmons | Tight Ends |
| Charley Taylor | Wide Receivers |
| LaVern Torgeson | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 24 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45681 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 28 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 63896 | |
| Fri | 8/27/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 20 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 42514 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 28 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 43358 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 34 | W | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 68885 |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 66187 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | Cleveland Browns | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | - | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | - | Houston, TX | Astrodome | ||||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | ||||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | New York Giants | 27 | 17 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 70766 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 9 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 48313 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 24 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54633 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 35308 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | New York Giants | 15 | 14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50030 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | A | New Orleans Saints | 27 | 10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 48667 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52544 | |
| First Round Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sat | 1/8/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 31 | 7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
| Second Round Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sat | 1/15/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54593 | |
| NFC Championship | ||||||||||
| Sat | 1/22/1983 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 17 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
| Super Bowl XVII | ||||||||||
| Sun | 1/30/1983 | H | Miami Dolphins | 27 | 17 | W | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103667 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/3/1982 | Cleveland Browns | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Dallas Cowboys | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Houston Oilers | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | Minnesota Vikings | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | Postponed from 9/26 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Stuart Anderson | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Bostic | 53 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Clemson | 9 | 9 |
| Perry Brooks | 69 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Southern University | 5 | 5 |
| Charlie Brown | 87 | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | South Carolina State | 9 | 9 |
| Dave Butz | 65 | LDT | 6-7 | 295 | 32 | Purdue | 9 | 9 |
| Rich Caster | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 34 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 51 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Central Arkansas | 8 | 2 |
| Pete Cronan | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 238 | 27 | Boston College | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Texas Southern | 5 | 0 |
| Vernon Dean | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; U.S. International; San Diego State | 9 | 8 |
| Clint Didier | 86 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 23 | Columbia Basin JC; Portland State | 8 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 178 | 26 | Angelo State | 9 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 27 | Bridgeport; Connecticut | 7 | 0 |
| Darryl Grant | 77 | RDT | 6-1 | 275 | 23 | Rice | 9 | 4 |
| Russ Grimm | 68 | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Clarence Harmon | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 27 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes | 5 | P | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | North Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 219 | 31 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Jacoby | 66 | LOT | 6-7 | 300 | 23 | Louisville | 9 | 9 |
| Curtis Jordan | 22 | CB-S | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Texas Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Kaufman | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 9 | 7 |
| Larry Kubin | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 23 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Don Laster | 62 | OT | 6-5 | 285 | 24 | Tennessee State | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 20 | RCB | 6-4 | 188 | 33 | San Diego State | 7 | 1 |
| Todd Liebenstein | 79 | DE | 6-6 | 245 | 22 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 | 0 |
| Quentin Lowry | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Youngstown State | 9 | 0 |
| Dexter Manley | 72 | RDE | 6-3 | 257 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 9 |
| Mark May | 73 | ROG | 6-6 | 289 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Lecharls McDaniel | 46 | CB | 5-9 | 169 | 24 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 8 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 249 | 33 | Wyoming; Bishop | 9 | 0 |
| Mat Mendenhall | 76 | LDE | 6-6 | 253 | 25 | Brigham Young | 9 | 9 |
| Rich Milot | 57 | RLB | 6-4 | 237 | 25 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Art Monk | 81 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 25 | Syracuse | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 34 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 29 | FS | 6-4 | 210 | 27 | Colgate | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Nelms | 21 | S | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Tarrant County JC; Sam Houston State; Baylor | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Ogrin | 75 | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Wyoming | 3 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 52 | MLB | 6-0 | 231 | 25 | Maryland | 9 | 9 |
| Tony Peters | 23 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 9 | 9 |
| Garry Puetz | 71 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 30 | Valparaiso | 2 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 33 | Kansas | 8 | 8 |
| Virgil Seay | 80 | WR | 5-7 | 170 | 24 | East Mississippi CC; Troy | 8 | 0 |
| George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 34 | Columbia | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Theismann | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 33 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9 |
| Rick Walker | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 27 | Santa Ana JC; UCLA | 9 | 8 |
| Don Warren | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 26 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Washington | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 29 | Oklahoma | 7 | 1 |
| Jeris White | 45 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 30 | Hawaii | 9 | 9 |
| Greg Williams | 47 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Mississippi Delta CC; Mississippi State | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 251 | 23 | Alabama A&M | 6 | 1 |
| Otis Wonsley | 39 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Alcorn State | 9 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 49 | Vernon Dean | DB | San Diego State |
| 3 | 61 | Carl Powell | WR | Jackson State |
| 4 | 99 | Todd Liebenstein | DE | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 5 | 133 | Mike Williams | TE | Alabama A&M |
| 6 | 153 | Lemont Jeffers | LB | Tennessee |
| 7 | 180 | John Schachtner | LB | Northern Arizona |
| 8 | 223 | Ralph Warthen | DT | Gardner-Webb |
| 9 | 226 | Ken Coffey | DB | Texas State |
| 9 | 238 | Randy Trautman | DT | Boise State |
| 10 | 254 | Harold Smith | DE | Kentucky State |
| 10 | 265 | Terry Daniels | DB | Tennessee |
| 11 | 281 | Dan Miller | K | Miami (Florida) |
| 11 | 291 | Bob Holly | QB | Princeton |
| 12 | 309 | Don Laster | T | Tennessee State |
| 12 | 322 | Jeff Goff | LB | Arkansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 67 | 22 | 62 | 3 | 190 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 128 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:18 | 165 | 66 | 87 | 12 | 55/133 41.4% | / % | 46 | 404 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:42 | 151 | 47 | 93 | 11 | 40/115 34.8% | / % | 52 | 419 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 76 |
| Charlie Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| John Riggins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clint Didier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Art Monk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 190 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 128 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 48 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 8/8 | 5/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 0 | 48 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 8/8 | 5/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 177 | 553 | 3.1 | 19 | 3 |
| Joe Washington | 44 | 190 | 4.3 | 40 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 38 | 168 | 4.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 31 | 150 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 315 | 1140 | 3.6 | 40 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 247 | 946 | 3.8 | 64 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 252 | 161 | 63.9 | 82 | 2033 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 78t | 13 | 5.2 | 9 | 3.6 | 30 | 223 | 1810 | 91.3 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 253 | 162 | 64.0 | 82 | 2068 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 78t | 13 | 5.1 | 9 | 3.6 | 30 | 223 | 1845 | 91.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 275 | 146 | 53.1 | 118 | 1870 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 62t | 8 | 2.9 | 11 | 4.0 | 32 | 256 | 1614 | 67.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Monk | 35 | 447 | 12.8 | 43 | 1 |
| Charlie Brown | 32 | 690 | 21.6 | 78t | 8 |
| Don Warren | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Rick Walker | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 25t | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 28 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Clint Didier | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 2068 | 12.8 | 78t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 146 | 1870 | 12.8 | 62t | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Dean | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| LeCharls McDaniel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hayes | 51 | 1937 | 38.0 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 106 | 1731 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1937 | 37.3 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 106 | 1731 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2247 | 40.1 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 295 | 1892 | 33.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms | 32 | 0 | 252 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 5 | 2 | 34 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 2 | 295 | 7.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 3 | 106 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms | 23 | 0 | 557 | 24.2 | 58 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Stuart Anderson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 0 | 649 | 21.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 0 | 726 | 17.3 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dexter Manley | 6.5 | |
| Tony McGee | 6.5 | |
| Dave Butz | 4.5 | |
| Rich Milot | 3.0 | |
| Neal Olkewicz | 3.0 | |
| Darryl Grant | 2.5 | |
| Mel Kaufman | 1.5 | |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 | |
| Todd Liebenstein | 1.0 | |
| Mat Mendenhall | 1.0 | |
| Mark Muprhy | 1.0 | |
| Larry Kubin | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 256.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 223.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Butz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Cronan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Grimm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Jacoby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Kaufman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Kubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Manley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Nelms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neal Olkewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Wonsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
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